A wild Albino Yellow Tiger?
Qin Lin knew about wild crucian carp, wild grass carp, and wild black carp.
But he really didn't know anything about ornamental fish.
Whenever he saw other people carefully raising expensive ornamental fish, his first thought was always how they'd taste steamed or stir-fried.
He felt those people were paying a hefty idiot tax.
Still, now that he'd gotten a wild ornamental fish with a note saying it was worth a fortune, he took out his phone and looked it up online.
The Albino Yellow Tiger was a rare, top-grade mutation among Indonesian Tigers. It stood out for its bright white-and-brown coloring and beautiful appearance.
But wild ones were extremely rare—something you could only stumble upon by chance. It was like makeup, surgery, and beauty filters: pretty women were everywhere, but naturally beautiful women without makeup were rare.
Of course, that wasn't the main point. When Qin Lin saw the price of this wild Albino Yellow Tiger, he was truly dumbfounded.
This damn fish could sell for 600,000 yuan? The price of a fully loaded BMW 5 Series?
For an ordinary person like him, it was hard to imagine one fish being worth as much as a BMW 5 Series.
The key was, there was demand but no supply for this fish. Whenever one appeared, fish-obsessed buyers snapped it up. All he could say was that there were too many people with money to burn.
Unable to believe it, Qin Lin entered the game and looked at the fish the little dwarf had given him. Was this fish really worth that much?
It was worth more than all the money he'd earned lately from painstakingly growing and selling watermelons, strawberries, and okra.
[Wild Albino Yellow Tiger: Quality 2!] [This fish has a beautiful appearance. Ornamental value +2, taste +2, deliciousness +2, desire to purchase +2!]
So it really did taste better~
Although he'd thought that anyone willing to spend 600,000 yuan on a fish like this had something wrong with them, now he immediately wanted to find someone just that crazy.
Between an expensive fish and 600,000 yuan, he naturally chose the 600,000 yuan without hesitation.
But finding a buyer was a problem. Even if people would snap one up the moment it appeared, he had no idea how to let those people know about it.
With a thought, Qin Lin brought the container and the wild Albino Yellow Tiger inside it out of the game. Then he called a DiDi and carefully carried the fish into the car.
There was an ornamental fish shop in Youcheng, but it definitely didn't sell fish worth hundreds of thousands. It sold ornamental fish for tens or hundreds of yuan each.
Still, since the owner ran an ornamental fish shop, he must have connections in the business, right?
Thinking that he was carrying a fish worth more than 600,000 yuan, Qin Lin got into the car and immediately instructed the DiDi driver, "Master, drive slowly later. Don't startle the fish."
"..." The DiDi driver glanced at Qin Lin in the rearview mirror, feeling that he'd run into another oddball passenger.
It was just a fish. Did he really need to tell him to be careful with it? How fast could anyone drive in this city? At most, he'd overtake a few cars.
Naturally, the DiDi driver didn't know the fish was worth as much as a fully loaded BMW 5 Series. Otherwise, he might have refused the ride.
Before long, Qin Lin arrived at a shop called Hui Mai Ornamental Fish. When he entered, he saw a man whistling as he carefully fed fish pellets one by one to some fish in a tank. He didn't even know what kind they were.
The man treated them more gently than he would his own wife.
"Is the owner here?" Qin Lin asked as he entered with the Albino Yellow Tiger.
"Sir, I'm the owner!" The man turned to answer, then his gaze landed on the fish in Qin Lin's hands. He exclaimed in surprise, "An Albino Yellow Tiger? That color and shape—it's wild-caught? A top-grade specimen!"
"Sir, are you looking to buy an aquarium or fish food? If you want an aquarium, I don't have one suitable for a fish like yours. You'd probably need one specially made. If you need fish food, I have some..."
Qin Lin got straight to the point. "Boss, I'm looking to sell this fish. Do you have any connections?"
At that, the boss's eyes lit up. He even warmly invited Qin Lin to sit down. "Sir, I'm Lin Sheng. Are you looking for a buyer for this fish? I have some connections and can help you get the best possible price. But according to the rules, I'll need to take a two-percent commission as the middleman."
That was why he'd suddenly become so enthusiastic.
He knew the price of a wild Albino Yellow Tiger. As it happened, he was also in a WeChat group for aquarium hobbyists where a few people were looking to buy ornamental fish in this price range. What a coincidence—God of Wealth had just walked through his door!
How many low-priced ornamental fish and aquariums would he have to sell to make that kind of money?
"Boss Lin, then let's follow the rules. I won't short you on your commission." Qin Lin had no objections. Weren't plenty of businesses in society brought together by middlemen? There was even a professional term for people like them: brokers.
Of course, some brokers were professionals, while others were just filling in temporarily. Qin Lin could tell that Lin Sheng was clearly doing it on a temporary basis.
As for the two-percent commission he'd mentioned, Qin Lin didn't know whether it was expensive or standard.
But two percent didn't matter much to him. After all, he'd gotten the fish for free. He had no way to find a buyer himself, and that would probably waste a lot of time and energy. It might even lead to a bunch of annoying complications.
"Sir, I can tell you're a generous man." Seeing that Qin Lin had agreed, Lin Sheng's smile grew even wider. Still, he was worried Qin Lin might back out, so he professionally printed out a consignment contract, and they both signed it.
After that, he took several sets of photos and videos of the fish and checked whether it had any identifying marks or registration numbers.
When he confirmed there were none, he operated his phone with delight, made several calls, and sent photos and videos on WeChat.
The whole process took almost an hour. Then Lin Sheng said to Qin Lin, "Sir, I've contacted three interested buyers for you. One aquarium city owner made the highest offer: 650,000 yuan for the fish. He's from the city, about two hours away, and he's already on his way."
"Okay!" Qin Lin nodded. He hadn't expected the buyer to be even more eager than the person selling the fish.
Two hours passed quickly. A Rolls-Royce stopped outside the shop, and a man who looked nearly forty walked in. The first thing he asked was, "Boss Lin, where's the fish?"
Lin Sheng immediately pointed to the container on the table. "Boss Zhuang, the fish is here. This is the owner, Mr. Qin."
"Mr. Qin, may I look at the fish first?" Boss Zhuang was clearly eager. After greeting Qin Lin, he hurried over to take a close look.
Qin Lin didn't disturb him.
But he could clearly see a lecherous expression gradually appearing on Boss Zhuang's face.
"Beautiful, truly beautiful... Those eyes... that figure... that skin—it's perfect!" Boss Zhuang said with delight. "Untouched, pure and natural really is the best."
He looked as if he'd just seen a gorgeous woman, like any other man would.
Qin Lin was completely baffled. Honestly, to him, the fish was just a little pretty. There wasn't much else to it.
"Mr. Qin, I'll take this fish. I can transfer the money right away," Boss Zhuang said eagerly after admiring it for a while.
This fish was a top-grade specimen, wild-caught and pure, and it had been cared for extremely well. It was just right to be one of the star attractions at his aquarium city's upcoming ornamental fish exhibition.
Besides, for some reason, the moment he saw this fish, he'd felt an intense urge to buy it. He knew he'd regret it if he didn't.
Qin Lin naturally had no objections. But he really didn't understand these fish enthusiasts. Boss Zhuang was even more eager to buy it than he was to sell it, like he'd just hooked up with a gorgeous woman and was about to take her to a hotel.
Perhaps that was the reason for the +2 purchase desire!
Before long,
Boss Zhuang left with the fish, beaming.
Naturally, a notification about a huge deposit appeared in Qin Lin's bank account too.
"Your account ending in... received a deposit of 650,000.00 yuan. Balance: 1,035,779.60 yuan."
In an instant, he'd become a millionaire?
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